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MEW  YORK,  the  first  city  in  America  and  the  second  largest  in  the  world  is  truly  a  city  of  wonders 
Three  hundred  years  ago  used  as  a  camping  ground  by  the  American  Indians,  Manhattan  Island 
was  discovered  by  Henry  Hudson  in  1609  and  the  first  permanent  settlement  was  established 
by  the  Dutch  in  1624,  and  named  New  Amsterdam.     In  1626  the  entire  island  of  Manhattan 
was  purchased  from  the  Indians  for  beads  and  trinkets  valued  at  $24.00.    The  English  took  possession 
in  1664  and  named  it  New  York. 

In  1898  Greater  New  York  was  formed  by  the  consolidation  of  Manhattan.  Brooklyn,  Bronx.  Queensboro 
and  Richmond  and  the  total  population  is  now  about  7,000,000.  The  Borough  of  Manhattan  which  was 
the  city  proper  before  the  consolidation  contains  a  population  of  2l/t  million,  which  are  crowded  into 
a  narrow  space  about  13  miles  long  and  two  miles  wide,  containing  only  about  19  square  miles.  The 
value  of  the  land  is  now  estimated  at  $4,020,000,000,  value  of  realty  improvements  $6,075,000,000,  an 
average  of  $432,000  per  acre.  Land  in  the  down  town  district  is  worth  from  $300  to  $600  per  square 
foot. 


Copyright  American  Sturtin.  N.  V 


New  York  today  is  a  City  of  amazing  achievements  and  boundless  enterprise,  like  none  other  on  the 
entire  globe.  It-.contains  so  many  of  the  world's  greatest  things  that  only  a  few  of  them  can  be  men- 
tioned in  this  short  article.  In  area  New  York  is  the  largest  city  in  the  world,  in  population  it  is  exceed- 
ed only  by  one.  Here  are  located  the  world's  largest  office  buildings,  one  of  them  rising  to  a  height 
of  795  feet,  the  total  cost  exceeding  $25,000,000,  involving  unheard  of  engineering  problems.  Hotels, 
some  of  them  25  stories  in  height  and  containing  2.000  or  more  rooms,  are  rivalled  only  by  the  mam- 
moth ocean  liners  that  enter  New  York  Harbor  daily.  Here  is  the  world's  largest  University,  the  larg- 
est and  most  attractive  Theatres,  the  world's  greatest  bridges  and  a  system  of  parks  that  is  not  equalled 
in  either  Europe  or  America.  Broadway,  extending  from  the  Battery  to  Yonkers  traverses  the  Great- 
est Business  center  in  the  world  and  Riverside  Drive  and  Upper  Fifth  Avenue  are  the  grandest  of  resi- 
dential avenues,  along  which  are  located  superb  mansions  and  the  most  luxurious  residences  in  the 
world.    The  World  has  no  other  center  that  can  compare  with  New  York,  The  Greatest  City. 


LOWER  MANHATTAN  AND  EAST  RIVER.  This  aeroplane  View  of  the  financial  district  shows  some  of  the  most  noted 
New  York  Skyscrapers  in  contrast  with  the  old  type  of  construction.  0?er  two  billion  dollars  worth  of  skyscrapers  are  erected 
here  with  an  office  population  of  1.000,000  people.    The  East  Hirer  is  the  center  of  enormous  commerce  and  is  crowded  with 

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BATTERY  PARK,  at  the  foot  of  Broadway  facing  the  Harbor.  The  aquarium  contains  the  most  complete  collection  of 
Fish.  Seals.  Turtles  and  other  deep  sea  animaJs  in  existence.  The  Whitehall  Building  is  the  nearest  skyscraper  to  the  Harbor, 
rising  to  a  height  of  32  stories,  416  feet.    Cost  $4,600,000. 


AMERICA'S  WELCOME.  Statue  of  Libe:ty.  New  Yo:k  Harbo".  Here  can  be  seen  one  of  the  mighty  ocean  liners  which  sail 
through  New  York  Harbor  daily.  The  arriving  visitor  and  the  home-caming  traveler  get  America's  Welcome  from  the  colossal 
Statue  of  Liberty  as  the  boat  enters  upper  New  York  Bay. 


C'opyngnt  Ameiicau  studio,  M. 


LOWER  END  OF  MANHATTAN,  and  the  bay  as  shown  in  this  photograph  is  undoubtedly  the  busiest  spot  on  earth.  All 
conceivable  methods  of  transportation  which  link  New  York  City  with  the  surrounding  cities  and  Islands,  as  well  as  all  over 
seas  travel,  pass  this  spot. 


FIIIS  ISLAND  Situated  in  New  Tort  Bay  off  the  battery.  Immigration  Depot  WORK  all  alien  passengers  arriving  in 
this  plrt  are  Wed  and  examined  before  being  admitted  to  this  country.  Undesirables  are  sent  back  at  the  expense  of  the 
Steamship.  Co.  that  brings  them. 


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Germany  and  launched  in  1913. 


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N.  Y. 


CITY  HATLL  PARK  covers  an  area  of  8',4  acres  and  is  the  scene  c<f  all  official  ceremonies.  The  C?ty  Hall  is  in  ranter  tlf 
the  Park.  Municipal  Building  f&ces  the  City  Hall  Park  at  Park  Row  and  Center  Streets.  It  contains  offki's  for  all  City  De- 
partments. 


STATUE  OF  LIBERTY.  A  colossal  figure  of  Liberty  standi 
on  Bedloes  Island  13-4  miles  from  the  Battery.  Presented  to 
the  United  States  by  the  French  Nation.  The  blazing  elec- 
tric torch  held  306  feet  above  the  water;  the  highest  beacon 
in  the  world,  lights  the  harbor  and  can  be  seen  many  miles 
away. 


Copyright  Irving  Underhill,  N.  Y. 

WOOMVORTH  BUILDING,  the  highest  achievement  in  New 
York  skyscrapers,  occupies  the  entire  block  fronting  on  Broad- 
way from  Park  Place  to  Barclay  Street.  It  is  fifty-five  stories 
and  rises  to  a  height  of  792%  feet  from  the  Barclay  Street 
entrance.  It  is  the  highest  inhabited  building  in  the  world. 
Cost  $15,000,000. 


Copyright'  Irving  Underhill,  N.  Y. 

LOWER  BROADWAY.  This  section  of  Broadway  known  as  the  financial  district  is  lined  with  sky-scrapers  on  each  side 
forming  a  deep  canyon,  as  monuments  to  American  enterprise  and  ingenuity.  These  towers  present  a  riew  of  awe  inspiring 
grandeur. 


Copyright  American  Studio,  N.  Y. 

NEW  YORK  STOCK  EXCHANGE,  carved  white  marble  building,  with  entrance  on  Wall  Street,  contains  Board  of  Trade  of 
1,100  members,  Board  Room  measures  138x112  feet  and  80  feet  high.  Has  a  ceiling  in  gold  relief  and  a  facadei  of  Corinthian 
columns,  52  feet  high. 


Copyright  Irving  Underbill,  N.  V. 

V.  S.  STB-TREASVRY.  occupies  a  site  on  Wall  St  re  -it  formerly  occupied  by  Federal  Ball.  Here  on  the  same  snot  where 
Gen.  Washington  Statue  stands.  Washington  took  the  oath  as  list  President  of  the  United  States  on  April  30th,  17S9.  Im- 
mense deposits  of  coin  are  kept  in  the  vaults. 


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THE  NEW  COURT  BOUSE,  erected  at  Worth.  Lafayette  and  Centre  Streets,  occupies  four  city  blocks.  120.000  square  feet 
of  ground  in  a  circular  Euilding,  diameter  500  feet  with  a  terade  2C0  feet  high,  four  rorticos  of  massive  pillars  around 
it  about  two-thirds  of  the  way.    Cost  of  building  $10,000,000;  cost  of  site  $0,000,000. 


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SINGER  BUILDING,  earner  Broadway  and  Liberty  Street.  4" 
stories;  height   724   feet  from  basement  to  top  of  flag  Ftaff. 
Floor  space   9Vi   acres,  occupied  by  5,000  tenants.  Exterior 
illuminated  by  incandescent  and  search  lights  which  makes  the 
tower  visible  for  a  distance  of  many  miles. 


Copyright  .Moses  King.  N.  V. 


MUNICIPAL  BUILDING.  Park  Row  and  Center  Street,  op- 
posite City  Hall  Park.  The  largest  structure  of  its  kind  In 
the  world.  It  contains  all  city  departments  and  occupies  two 
city  blocks,  one  of  the  streets  running  through  the  building, 
ft  is  580  feet — 34  stories  high,  and  rests  on  116  caissons 
sunk  260  feet  below  tbe  street  level.    Cost  about  $12,000,000. 


Copyright  Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 

CHAHHAM  SQUARE  and  Bowery.  Famous  thoroughfare  connecting  Chatham  Square  with  Third  Avenue.  In  foimer  years 
the  busiest  trading  centre,  and  the  "Broadway"  of  the  East  Side. 


MANHATTAN  BRIDGE,  over  the  East  River  from  the  Bowery  and  Canal  Street  to  Flatbush  Ave..  Brouklyn.  A  double-deck 
suspension  Bridge  held  by  four  cables.    Length  of  Bridge  SU55  feet,  width  120  feet  completed  1909. 


WILLIAMSBURG  BR1DCK  c:tisses  East  Ri-er  from  Delancey  and  Clinton  Streets.  Manhattan,  to  B'oadway.  Brooklyn 
imbine  cantilever  and  suspension  bridge.     Opened  Dec.   19.   1903,  cost  including  land  24  Million  Dollars.  Crossed 
about  400,000. 


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QUBENSBORD  BRIDGE  over  East  River  and  Welfare  Island  from  Bast  59th  ttreot,  Manhattan,  to  Long  Island  City,  is  a 
great  cantilever  structure  7636  feet  long,  clear  height  over  channel  135  ft,,  height  of  island  towels  324  ft.,  begun  in  1901, 
opened  March  30,  1909;  total  cost  $29,000,000. 

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WELL  GATE  BRIDGE,  is  the  longest  steel  arch  bridge  in  the  world  and  crosses  Hell  Gate,  Ward's  Island.  Randall's  Is- 
land, Bronx  Hills  to  New  York.  Length  1,000  feet,  concrete  towers  200  feet  high;  cost  $15,000,000.  It  is  operated  by 
New  York  connecting  Railroad  by  which  through  trains  of  the  N.  Y.  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  in  connection  with  Pennsylvania  lines 
going  South  or  West  can  proceed  without  making  a  change  in  New  York. 


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N.  Y. 

TtHE  FLAT1R0N  BUILDING,  at  the  Junction  of  Broadway  I 
and  Fifth  Avenue  at  23rd  Street,  was  the  first  great  steel  I 
structure  reaching  the  height  of  300  feet.  While  others  have  I 
risen  to  double  the  height  and  more,  the  Flatiron  Building,  bo  I 
called  because  of  its  shape,  will  always  be  one  of  the  promi- 
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THE  METROPOLITAN  MFE  INSURANCE  BUILDING,  facing 
.Madison  Square,  presents  one  of  the  singularly  attractive  sights 
of  New  Y'ork  Cily  at  night.  This  magnificent  marble  structure 
52  stories,  TOO  feet  bigb,  towers  majestically  over  Madison 
Square. 


Copyright  Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


GENERAL  POST  OFFICE  at  8th  Ave.,  between  31st  and  32nd  Sts.  Completed  in  1913.  Built  over  the  tracks  and  depot 
yards  of  the  Pennsylvania  Station  at  a  cost  of  $0,200,000.  Mail  is  conveyed  direct  from  the  assorting  rooms  on  the  first  floor 
through  chutes  into  the  railroad  cars  on  tracks  in  the  basement. 


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17008  PENNSYLVANIA  STATION.  Facing  Se-enth  Avcnus,  the  station  proper  cove-s  the  four  squa-e  blocks  between 
Seventh  and  Eighth  Avenues,  31st  to  33rd  Streets,  while  the  trackage  covers  the  four  square  blocks  back  to  Ninth  Avenue.  Twin 
tunnels  under  the  Hudson  River  connect  the  station  with  New  Jersey,  through  which  the  trains  are  drawn  by  electric  locomo- 
tives. The  Long  Island  R.  R.  also  enters  this  station  through  tunnels  under  the  East  River.  The  station  was  opened  Sept.  9th, 
1910  and  cost  cumplete  over  $100,000,000. 


Copyrignx  living  Lnuernin,  N.  Y. 

B.  F.  KEITH'S  HIPPODROME.     Sixth  Avenue,  covering  the  entire  front  43rd  to  44th  Streets.  Largest  playhouse  In  the 

world,  having  seating  capacity  of  5.200  people  and  a  circular  stage  200  feet  wide  and  110  feet  deep.  A  troop  of  cavalry  can 

manoeuvre  on  this  enormous  stage.  " 


Cupyngni  Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


GRAND  CKNTRAL  TERMINAL,  on  42nd  Street,  between  Vanderbilt  and  Lexington  Avenues.  The  largest  and  most  costly 
railroad  station  in  the  world.  Has  a  capacity  for  200  trains  and  70.000  passengers  an  hour  and  is  the  terminal  of  'the  New 
York  Central  lims  and  the  N.  Y..  N.  H.  &  Hartford  R.  R.  Covers  an  area  of  70  acres  and  has  42  tracks  for  express  trains 
and  25  tracks  for  suburban  trains. 


Copyright  American  Studio,  N.  Y. 


BRYANT  PARK  AND  42n<l  STREET.  Rryant  Park  runs  from  the  Puhlir  Library  along  42nd  St.  to  Sixth  Avenue.  42nd 
St.  is  one  of  the  busiest  cross  Streets  of  the  city.  Grand  Central  Dep^t.  Coramodjie  Hotel  and  many  skysc.'apers  are  located  on 
this  thoroughfare. 


THE  AMERICAN  MUSEUM  OF  NATURAL  HlfTOKV.     Located  on  Columbus  Ave.  to  Cental  Park  Wesl  and  77th  to  Sl,t 


PERSHING  SQUARE,  located  a  Park  Ave.,  and  42nd  St.,  named  in  honor  of  the  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  American 
Expeditionary  Forces  during  the  World  War.  is  the  site  of  a  group  of  magnificent  modern  equipped  hotels.  At  the  left  is  the 
Murray  Hill  Hotel,  (proposed),  next  to  it  the  Hotel  Belmont,  The  Hotel  Biltmore  with  the  Grand  Central  Railway  Terminal 
before  it,  and  the  Hotel  Commodore. 


WALDORF-ASTORIA  HOTEL,  located  on  Fifth  Avenue  between  33rd 
and  34th  Streets.  It  has  1400  rooms  and  is  the  most  well  known 
Hotel  in  America. 


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THE  PLAZA  HOTEL,  at  59th  St.  and  Fifth  Avenue,  facing  Central 
Park.     It  is  a  model  of  beauty  and  elegance.     Cost  $12,500,000. 


Cory  ight  American  Studio.  N.  Y. 

TBBEACE  AMI)  BETHBKDA  FOUNTAIN.  CENTRAL  PARK.  Located  at  the  md  of  the  Mall.  It  is  one  of  the  most  fre- 
quented beauty  spots  in  the  park  anil  a  splendid  example  of  landscape  gardening.  The  beautiful  stone  stairway  is  most  biehls 
admired  cn  account  of  its  fine  carving,  all  this  work  Wing  done  by  hand. 


BOTANICAL  MUSEUM,  in  Botanical  Gardens.  Bionx  Park,  N.  Y.  City.  B:onx  Park  lies  on  both  sides  of  the  Bronx  Kiver 
bjtween  Willlamsb  idje  and  West  Farms.  It  comprises  a  total  area  of  662  acres.  250  of  which  have  been  given  to  botanical 
garden  and  261  to  a  zoological  park. 


I     Jl.urjiy   .tirt.iono,    Weil   loutu   ai.    near   Aiu>Lfluani   Avenue,      tilllll  in 

765   by  Roger  lion  is.     General  Washington's  Headquarters  1775-76. 
now  a  museum  containing  Revolutionary  relics. 


C'LAJtE.MO.VT,  R1VEKSLDE  DRIVE.  One  of  the  historic  landmarks 
of  the  city,  located  on  Riverside  Drive  just  above  Grant's  Tomb.  Not 
far  from  here  Washington  fought  the  memorable  battle  of  Harlem. 
Claremont  was  once  the  residence  of  Joseph  Bonaparte,  who  was  made 
King  of  Spain  by  Napoleon. 


CATHEDRAL  OF  ST.  JOHN  THE  DIVINE,  noted  Protestant  Episcopal 
ureh  is  located  at  Morningside  Heights  from  110th  to  113th  Sts. 
st  $3,500,000. 


Copyright  Irving  Underbill,  N.  Y. 


ST.  PATRICK'S  CATHEDRAL  at  5th  Avenue  and  50th  Street.  Lead- 
ing Catholic  Church  in  New  York  City  and  one  of  the  largest  Cathe- 
drals in  the  world.  Amongst  its  parishioners  are  some  of  the  New 
York's  wealthiest  and  most  distinguished. 


Copyright  Unde  wood  &  Underwood,  X.  Y. 

YANKEE  STADIUM.  Home  of  the  New  Yo.k  American  League  Baseball  Team,  known  as  the  ■■Yankees".  It  is  the  largest 
Baseball  Part  In  the  United  states. 

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